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known as the white house correspondents' dinner. obama and d.c. heavyweights rubbing elbows were reporters. the president took the mike and made a series of jokes. how did he do. reena ninan is in washington. >> reporter: a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and the media. all in good fun. >> democrats, republicans, the white house, congress. you all came together to make this spoof. that's what real bipartisan ship is about. >> kevin spacey's house of cards was on hand. >> mr. president, welcome to nerd prom. >> reporter: for many, the roast of the president. conducted this year by conan o'brien. >> your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. >> but president obama knew exactly how to roll with it. >> when they considered conan for this gig, offer to it to him now or wait five years and give it to jimmy fallon. call me self-centered. i think of one minority they can start with. making light of stereotypes
known as the white house correspondents' dinner. obama and d.c. heavyweights rubbing elbows were reporters. the president took the mike and made a series of jokes. how did he do. reena ninan is in washington. >> reporter: a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and the media. all in good fun. >> democrats, republicans, the white house, congress. you all came...
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last saturday event it seemed that hollywood and the white house are closer than ever. take a listen to this. >> i needed somebody to dive in and really become barack obama, and as it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day lewis. >> was i playing obama? yeah, i was. [ laughter ] >> michael: do you think that hollywood and the political worlds are now too close for comfort after leaving that dinner the other night? >> too close for comfort? well, it's not a surprise that president obama was heavily funded and heavily supported by hollywood, so i don't know that that's any big surprise there. do i think that the dinner itself -- you know it's one fun night. you know, and as another person said, you know, of all of the problems that washington, d.c. has as far as being dysfunctional, this is very low on the totem pole. this is just a big party. and i'm pretty down the middle kind of guy, but i was pretty excited -- barbara streisand, steven spielberg, daniel day lewis were all there. those are pretty big names that we on the east coast don't ge
last saturday event it seemed that hollywood and the white house are closer than ever. take a listen to this. >> i needed somebody to dive in and really become barack obama, and as it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day lewis. >> was i playing obama? yeah, i was. [ laughter ] >> michael: do you think that hollywood and the political worlds are now too close for comfort after leaving that dinner the other night? >> too close for comfort?...
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in immigration bill has to pass if they're going to have a shot at winning the white house in 2016. even so, florida republican senator marco rubio knows that the bill he has helped device as part of the senate's gang of eight is far from a sure thing. rubio told the conservative mike gallagher show tuesday. >> the bill that is in place right now probably can't pass the house. it will have to be adjusted because people are suspicious about the willingness of the government to enforce the laws now and in theture. >> which didn't seem to bother white house press secretary jay carney. >> well, i haven't heard that assessment. i think as the president and others have made clear we're still in our oral stages here. we have a comprehensive immigration reform bill that was authored by republicans and democrats in the senate, and has significant bipartisan support but that process is still moving forward. >> john: in fact, the senate judiciary committee is supposed to start marking up the bill next week, which could be when the process grinds to a halt. that's because when committee chairma
in immigration bill has to pass if they're going to have a shot at winning the white house in 2016. even so, florida republican senator marco rubio knows that the bill he has helped device as part of the senate's gang of eight is far from a sure thing. rubio told the conservative mike gallagher show tuesday. >> the bill that is in place right now probably can't pass the house. it will have to be adjusted because people are suspicious about the willingness of the government to enforce the...
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siege or because of the element of an african-american in the white house or was a boat i thought was both it was a lot of planning a lot of money but a lot of good circumstance because you know obama you can't just blame these quote unquote astroturf groups you have to also blame obama obama took his grassroots organizing group and folded it into the d.n.c. and left it there he stopped using the populist rhetoric and he actually stopped using populist tactics early in his ministration he also did a lot of things that kind of engendered populist outrage by refusing the qual back those bankers bonuses from all those banks were bailed out by tarp over the field for populist anger for anyone to swoop in so in a way he he said but that's remarkable more of tonight's conversations with a great line with the far right after the break. let me let me i want to know we're going to let me ask you a question. here on this network and this one we're having the pain we have very nice to. be the truth is this really what it's about staying there to get here in a situation where the i don't want to
siege or because of the element of an african-american in the white house or was a boat i thought was both it was a lot of planning a lot of money but a lot of good circumstance because you know obama you can't just blame these quote unquote astroturf groups you have to also blame obama obama took his grassroots organizing group and folded it into the d.n.c. and left it there he stopped using the populist rhetoric and he actually stopped using populist tactics early in his ministration he also...
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the element of an african-american in the white house or was a boat i thought was both there was a lot of planning a lot of money but a lot of good circumstance because you know obama you can't just blame these quote astroturf groups you have to also blame obama obama took his grassroots organizing group and folded it into the d.n.c. and left it there he stopped using the populist rhetoric and he actually stopped using the populist tactics early in his administration he also did a lot of things that kind of engendered populist outrage by refusing the clawback those bankers bonuses from all those banks that were bailed out by tarp pretty much as opening the field for a populist anger for anyone to swoop in so in a way he's right that's remarkable more of tonight's conversation with a great line with all right after the break. we'll. technology innovation and all the developments from around russia. mission. critical three. three. three. three stooges. freeboard video for your media project a free media. dot com. welcome back to conversations with great minds tonight i'm joined by lee fo
the element of an african-american in the white house or was a boat i thought was both there was a lot of planning a lot of money but a lot of good circumstance because you know obama you can't just blame these quote astroturf groups you have to also blame obama obama took his grassroots organizing group and folded it into the d.n.c. and left it there he stopped using the populist rhetoric and he actually stopped using the populist tactics early in his administration he also did a lot of things...
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consider this, president obama won last year with historically low percentage of white voters. he achieved only 39%. the president, however, had a little extra support in other places. 71% of the happy vote. and 73% of asians voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. according to fray the key to victory was in that black voter turnout. even though they make up 12% of the eligible voters in the country, they turned out 13% of the total votes. black voters turned out at a higher rate than white voters last year. if white and black voters turned out the same rate as they did back in 2004, there was a difference of 4% in the overall turnout, governor romney would have actually won the election. not clear that the democratic party can repeat last year's performance when the nation's first black president isn't on the ballot. one thing is clear. everything the republican party did last year was inadequate. it wasn't enough. a lot of it was just dead wrong. some of those fancy super pacs an
consider this, president obama won last year with historically low percentage of white voters. he achieved only 39%. the president, however, had a little extra support in other places. 71% of the happy vote. and 73% of asians voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. according to fray the key to victory was in that black voter turnout. even though they make up 12% of the eligible voters in the...
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we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from their superiors. >> we have to follow this issue and the politicize it. the american people deserve answers. i am determined that this will be in accountable. >> the state department would never tolerate or sanction retaliation against civilians on any issue, including this one. that is an obligation we take very seriously. >> reporter: president obama profess to be unaware by longstanding efforts to question survivors from the benghazi attacks of september 11th in which terrorists killed a u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> and not familiar with this notion that anybody has been bloc
we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from...
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when president obama is expected to deliver a speech that includes some humor. but for one former presidential speech writer, the day is remembered for a speech that was never delivered. joining me now is political humorist mark katz who was the in-house comedic speech yeutter for president bill clinton. welcome, mark. i know you've got this new piece in the daily beast about what you call the funniest speech bill clinton never gave. and you write about how the white hou white house decided against giving your speech in 1995 because it was only ten days after the oklahoma city bombing and they were concerned it was too funny. so could that happen again with the boston bombing? >> i think more accurately it was the best speech he never gave. because for the fact that he never gave it, he gave another speech that really kind of tapped in to his -- his -- an eloquent voice that kind of gave voice to our -- our national resolve to fight terrorism. so this is a, you know, each white house correspondents dinner attempts to be the exact right comic rhetoric to its part
when president obama is expected to deliver a speech that includes some humor. but for one former presidential speech writer, the day is remembered for a speech that was never delivered. joining me now is political humorist mark katz who was the in-house comedic speech yeutter for president bill clinton. welcome, mark. i know you've got this new piece in the daily beast about what you call the funniest speech bill clinton never gave. and you write about how the white hou white house decided...
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lou: good evening confusing messages from the white house, president obama walks back from his red line decree on syrian use of chemical weapons. this aftee u.s. intelligence sources yesterday reported that on at least two occasions, assad regime had used seron gas on its population, the president instead laying out another red line for the assad regime, that is already slaughtered tens of thousands of its civilians. >> horrific as it is, when mortars are fired on civilians to use potential once one crosses another line. with respect to international norms and law. and that is going to be a game changer. lou: president obama has been repeating since as far back of august o last year, that assad's use of chemical weapons on his own people would cross a so-called red line, that would result in u.s. involvement in now 2 year long syrian civil iar. president today however called for more investigation into the intelligence communities assessment of the use of chemical weapons, and president incredibly said that syria had crossed a different red line, with their constant murderous assault on
lou: good evening confusing messages from the white house, president obama walks back from his red line decree on syrian use of chemical weapons. this aftee u.s. intelligence sources yesterday reported that on at least two occasions, assad regime had used seron gas on its population, the president instead laying out another red line for the assad regime, that is already slaughtered tens of thousands of its civilians. >> horrific as it is, when mortars are fired on civilians to use...
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of course, the obama white house and democrats broadly, have almost always supported the pro choice side of women's reproductive health argument. almost always. since 2010, republicans, particularly in the states but also in congress have made anti-abortion legislating made it one of their top priorities in governing. democrats have a decision to make. democrats the last couple of years had to decide what they would do. would they say with the kind of silent partner they had been for a long time or step up and let their position be known more loudly? they have stepped up more loudly. more publicly, in a way they haven't been comfortable doing in a long time. and today the president putting a cap stone on that when he became the first ever sitting president to address planned parenthood. joining us is president of planet parenthood of america and action fund. thank you for being here. how important is it to have the sitting president address planned parenthood and why has it not happened before? >> i don't know why it hasn't happened before but yes today was history for this organization.
of course, the obama white house and democrats broadly, have almost always supported the pro choice side of women's reproductive health argument. almost always. since 2010, republicans, particularly in the states but also in congress have made anti-abortion legislating made it one of their top priorities in governing. democrats have a decision to make. democrats the last couple of years had to decide what they would do. would they say with the kind of silent partner they had been for a long...
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we want to update you on president obama, talking the white house at 10:15 eastern time. that will be on c-span. it will be a news conference - excuse me -- at 10:15 on c-span. and president obama will be speaking later this morning on job opportunities for veterans and military spouses. that is the schedule for the white house today. ofto cspan.org for more those details. when we come back, we will turn our attention to sequestration and its impact on food inspections. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> the standard & poor's case shiller index climbed 9.3% in the 12 months ending in february, up from an 8.1% gain in january. annual prices rose in all 20 cities for the second month in a row, the first time that has happened since early 2005. phoenix reported the biggest annual gain, with prices rising 23%, at san francisco, rices jumped 19%. the labor department says that american wages increased at a faster rate from january through march, but benefits barely grew. the .3% increase during the first quarter is down from a .4% gain in the october-twoecemr quarter,
we want to update you on president obama, talking the white house at 10:15 eastern time. that will be on c-span. it will be a news conference - excuse me -- at 10:15 on c-span. and president obama will be speaking later this morning on job opportunities for veterans and military spouses. that is the schedule for the white house today. ofto cspan.org for more those details. when we come back, we will turn our attention to sequestration and its impact on food inspections. first, a news update...
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at last week's white house correspondent's dinner joking about his past pot smoking. federal officials are still deciding what they will do, state level officials in colorado and washington, two states that legalized their recreational use of marijuana in 2012, continue to lead the decriminalizing charge. on thursday, maryland governor martin o'malley makes maryland the 19th state is with a bill legalizing medical marijuana. we have the kind of laboratory, and also international examples of what might work here. >> my eyebrows shot up when i looked at the document this week. it begins talking about sweden's unsuccessful experiment with drug legalization but leaves out the giant he will phone in the room. which is portugal is successful with decriminalization which is -- it's successful going on in portugal with decriminalization. the results there show experimentation with drugs did go up. but addiction and substance use disorders in population of special concern like young people, prisoners or already known add add ikts went down. it's a successful experiment under w
at last week's white house correspondent's dinner joking about his past pot smoking. federal officials are still deciding what they will do, state level officials in colorado and washington, two states that legalized their recreational use of marijuana in 2012, continue to lead the decriminalizing charge. on thursday, maryland governor martin o'malley makes maryland the 19th state is with a bill legalizing medical marijuana. we have the kind of laboratory, and also international examples of...
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remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the center for reproductive rights. we had to rewrite that script several times because it was so confusing about what was happening. in the end it seals like the white house is playing politics on this. >> well that's right. for eight years the senate for reproductive rights has been suing the fda to have emergency contraception over the counter for all women. we won a tremendous decision less than a month ago and in that decision, judge kormen said, the obama administration and the bush administration had played politics with this issue and here we are, less than a month later, we've got
remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the...
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. >> a tradition at white house correspondents dinner. this year, president obama obliged. making this "favorite story of the day." abc's david muir has all the highlights. >> reporter: it started with his entrance. >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby! >> reporter: about aging in office. >> i did it. these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i am not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i understand second term. need a burst of new energy. so we borrowed one of michelle's tricks. >> even the first lady laughing at that. about one of mitt romney's biggest supporters. >> you know sheldon adelson spent $100 million of his own money last year on negative ad. you have got to really dislike me to spend that kind of money. sheldon would have been better off offering me $100 million to drop out of the race. i probably wouldn't have taken it, but i thought about it. michelle would have taken it. you think i'm joking. i know republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012. bu
. >> a tradition at white house correspondents dinner. this year, president obama obliged. making this "favorite story of the day." abc's david muir has all the highlights. >> reporter: it started with his entrance. >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby! >> reporter: about aging in office. >> i did it. these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i am not the strapping young...
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president obama marked the first hundred days of his second term today with a white house news conference. with foreign policy specifically syria on top of the agenda, now at least 13 people were killed and 70 wounded today by car bombs in the capital of damascus in that country's bloody on-going civil war while at least one child was killed and several people wounded in what witnesses describe as a syrian government air strike on a refugee camp near the turkish border. meanwhile, the guardian reports syrian rebels and the government of bashar al-assad are blaming each other for that chemical weapons attack monday. president obama had previously said the assad government would cross a "red line" if it used chemical weapons. and he sort of repeated that today. >> obama: the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer. not simply for the united states but for the international community. >> john: but mr. obama also seemed in no hurry to move. >> obama: with a we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used when they were
president obama marked the first hundred days of his second term today with a white house news conference. with foreign policy specifically syria on top of the agenda, now at least 13 people were killed and 70 wounded today by car bombs in the capital of damascus in that country's bloody on-going civil war while at least one child was killed and several people wounded in what witnesses describe as a syrian government air strike on a refugee camp near the turkish border. meanwhile, the guardian...
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a trial run.s >> president obama at the white house correspondents' dinner. sarah palin said it was pathetic. too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a year. this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe it is, but there sure are a lot of people at it. i decided to go because i had not been there for years. it was a mob scene. if he did not station yourself at the entrance to see the glamorous people, you did not see the glamorous people. >> how about the president's performance? >> i thought the president did well. >> he did better than well. >> i'm sorry, i guess he did better than well. i will return to my own observations now. i did that realized. i thought he did well. i will leave the opinion to the other experts. ownou are entitled to your opinion. >> what should i say, nina? >>
a trial run.s >> president obama at the white house correspondents' dinner. sarah palin said it was pathetic. too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a year. this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe...
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. >>> and president obama's speech at the white house correspondent dinner was a big hit at home. but a bigger hit in china. the president's speech has amassed some 25 million views where it's complete with chinese subtitles. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> the calendar says it's may. but parts of the midwest are dealing with winter-like weather. bill karins is here with more. what gives? >> i have to think what is below pond scum. the goldfish, where you had to clean the glass in the fish tank. >> i'm going to get myself in trouble. >> this snow, that's a bad word in its own right. 28 degrees right now in cheyenne, wyoming, and snowing. denver was 39 last hour. and now, down to 36. and you're heading in the wrong direction. and the snow will break out in denver, as we go throughout the morning hours. again, we're only expecting somewhere -- only. only about three to six inches in denver. that's going to be enough to cause some headaches. any higher elevations or the elevated surfaces like bridges and overpasses. where is this all heading? it's going to snow in
. >>> and president obama's speech at the white house correspondent dinner was a big hit at home. but a bigger hit in china. the president's speech has amassed some 25 million views where it's complete with chinese subtitles. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> the calendar says it's may. but parts of the midwest are dealing with winter-like weather. bill karins is here with more. what gives? >> i have to think what is below pond scum. the goldfish, where...
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. >> president obama faced the white house press corps tuesday and a deluge of questions on national security. with the tax on the boston marathon still so raw, he addressed criticism that the u.s. did not do enough to prevent the bombings. >> it's not as if the fbi did nothing. they not only investigated the older brother, they interviewed the older brother. they concluded that there were no signs that he was engaging in extremist activity. >> questions touched on security threats overseas and evidence the chemical weapons may have been used. president obama says he needs information before he can make a decision on military action. >> the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer. not only for the united states, but for the international community. >> the president maintains guantanamo bay is not necessary and should be closed. >> it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. >> the president seemed cautiously hopeful about a potential compromise on fiscal legislation. >> things that compromise me is somehow a betrayal. they are worri
. >> president obama faced the white house press corps tuesday and a deluge of questions on national security. with the tax on the boston marathon still so raw, he addressed criticism that the u.s. did not do enough to prevent the bombings. >> it's not as if the fbi did nothing. they not only investigated the older brother, they interviewed the older brother. they concluded that there were no signs that he was engaging in extremist activity. >> questions touched on security...
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. >> president obama at a white house news conference this week declaring he still has clout, despite big setbacks recently to his agenda in congress. as time now for our sunday group, julie pace who covers the white house for the associated press, jennifer ruben of "the washington post" and former democratic senator evan bye. you haven't been around nia as long as i have, but mr. obama's comment, i have to say reminded me of bill clinton's back in 1995 after the gingrich revolution when he had to declare at a news conference, the president is relevant. how much trouble is this president in right now? >> i think back to the white house correspondents dinner where he had that self-mocking thing where he put up the bush library is w. bush's legacy and his legacy would be the blame bush library. so he went on in this press conference. i kept thinking his legacy could be blame congressional republicans legacy library. the chattering class will say that he's, you know -- they will paint a death nel for this president. i think it's somewhat exaggerated, but i do think it's problematic. gun
. >> president obama at a white house news conference this week declaring he still has clout, despite big setbacks recently to his agenda in congress. as time now for our sunday group, julie pace who covers the white house for the associated press, jennifer ruben of "the washington post" and former democratic senator evan bye. you haven't been around nia as long as i have, but mr. obama's comment, i have to say reminded me of bill clinton's back in 1995 after the gingrich...
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white house is in. >> the other big story that's been certainly talked about from the huffington post is the bangladesh tragedy. the garment facility that crumbled because of the way that it was made and the poor care going into it and then this makes us all think and take a double look at what we're wearing, where we're getting things and how it's coming in to the u.s. explain to all of us the bigger -- the connective tissue, that is, that we should be concerned about as americans when we look at that tragedy and realize that 500 people perished just going to work. >> right. you know, every time something like this happens, this is the worst one that's happened in a very, very long time, but every time there's a fire or a building collapse, the western world and the western brands kind of unite around the idea that okay, we're going to start inspecting these factories in bangladesh better. we're going to make sure that they have better standards. and they put all of the blame on bangladesh, as if they kind of had no idea that this was happening. huffington post spoke to bangladeshi b
white house is in. >> the other big story that's been certainly talked about from the huffington post is the bangladesh tragedy. the garment facility that crumbled because of the way that it was made and the poor care going into it and then this makes us all think and take a double look at what we're wearing, where we're getting things and how it's coming in to the u.s. explain to all of us the bigger -- the connective tissue, that is, that we should be concerned about as americans when...
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the spotlight was on president obama as he took the mic at the white house correspondent association dinner. he cracked a few jokes himself. the press and the gop, take a look. >> as i look in the mirror and i have to admit that i am not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i know republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012, but one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reaching out to minorities. and look, call me self-centered, but i can think of one minority they can start with. hello? >> well, there you go. two of the people at this table went to the correspondent dinner. what did you think? >> had a blast. it is interesting being with fox and then being there. president obama has amazing comedic timing. the guy can deliver a speech. he was better than conan o'brian. >> it is a case that the presidents are funnier. >> what was the high point of the night? >> there are a lot. the president was funny and had great writers this year and appreciated it. we had a lot of back and forthwith the cnn table. and by the way they called fox -- cona
the spotlight was on president obama as he took the mic at the white house correspondent association dinner. he cracked a few jokes himself. the press and the gop, take a look. >> as i look in the mirror and i have to admit that i am not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i know republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012, but one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reaching out to minorities. and look, call me self-centered, but i can think...
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breaking developments moments ago from the white house. president obama will hold a news conference in about 9 minutes from now. it is slated for 10:15 eastern time. there is so much to cover. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." a bit of a surprise. martha: a news conference coming up in a while. good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. there is whole host of issues the president could address but one would think the situation in syria would be front and center. bill: we have wendell goler on the north lawn. wendell, what is this all about? >> reporter: last time the president held a solo news conference was mid-january. his aides said he wowed them at correspondents dinner but didn't take questions. so he is due. he will take questions about 10:15 or so. as you say syria likely to dominate the list of questions and whether or not the president has backed away from his warning to bashar al-assad using chemical weapons could cross a red line. his aides now say the president wants definitive proof of the two alleged occas
breaking developments moments ago from the white house. president obama will hold a news conference in about 9 minutes from now. it is slated for 10:15 eastern time. there is so much to cover. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." a bit of a surprise. martha: a news conference coming up in a while. good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. there is whole host of issues the president could address but one would think the situation in syria would be front and center....
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our msnbc analyst and former obama white house top adviser. we'll be right back. he's not gou some labradoodle, he's gonna sell you tropical fish! he's got salt water tanks, fresh water tanks, brackish tanks, tanks you can't even fathom. that fish?! no you're not ready for that fish. precision aquatic manipulation. he boils his water perfectly for his velveeta shells & cheese. advantage. this guy. liquid gold. eat like that guy you know. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without...
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that's senate minority leader mitch mcconnell striking back at president obama's jabs at the white house correspondents dinner at this invite for a drink. the president joked he can't reach out to republicans because mcconnell wouldn't be a good drinking buddy. mcconnell said i'm shocked. he's obviously not seen my soft side and responded by tweeting this photo from a jar with an empty chair and a red glass for the empty chair. looks like mcconnell has a beer in front of him. >>brian: the joke at the white house correspondents dinner when people said you have a beer with mitch mcconnell. >>steve: meanwhile, headlines. imagine hearing your flight attendant saying brace for impact. that's happened. >> alert information. cabin pressure loss. >>steve: i hate it when they say 102 souls on board. that happened on a frontier airlines jet yesterday as it cruised over the rocky mountains. >> we dropped quite significantly and we were like, we were getting closer and closer to the mountain. >> he put us in position and said there will be a crash. >>steve: the pilot was able to turn that plane arou
that's senate minority leader mitch mcconnell striking back at president obama's jabs at the white house correspondents dinner at this invite for a drink. the president joked he can't reach out to republicans because mcconnell wouldn't be a good drinking buddy. mcconnell said i'm shocked. he's obviously not seen my soft side and responded by tweeting this photo from a jar with an empty chair and a red glass for the empty chair. looks like mcconnell has a beer in front of him. >>brian: the...
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whites make 600% more under president obama. putting blacks at a disadvantage and the president still ignores the economy. >> i don't think he ignores the economy. big thing that has to be done, we are approaching a debt ceiling and budget. its budget. if he can get some kind of agreement on a budget deal and get a tax reform as part of that deal, there will be added revenue and he can have spending so he can promote jobs fleismt the republicans will not allow any spending. >> what the democrats in the senate. >> they will pass his budget. republican obstructionism. >> dana: if you took anything away from the press conference, it was the republicans blocked everything i tried to do. instead of tried to persuade us as why should gitmo terrorists these coming to american. on obamacare, last week every quote that was negative about obamacare came from democrats, not republicans. yet the republicans continue to get all the blame. >> when president obama was a kid and didn't do his homework, do you think he blamed john boehner. >> da
whites make 600% more under president obama. putting blacks at a disadvantage and the president still ignores the economy. >> i don't think he ignores the economy. big thing that has to be done, we are approaching a debt ceiling and budget. its budget. if he can get some kind of agreement on a budget deal and get a tax reform as part of that deal, there will be added revenue and he can have spending so he can promote jobs fleismt the republicans will not allow any spending. >> what...
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they would still share the white house with the other party. then it would be freer to judge legislative proposals. so to put it another way, when you have winner take all elections, for presidencies whose power has grown to the level of imperial presidency, we shouldn't be surprised if we have high levels of partisan conflict. i if you go back, the increase in partisan conflict, going back to the 50s and 60s, there was much more of a working across party lines, and if you look at a graph of partisan conflict that's risen since 40s and 50s, gradually to levels we have today, well, presidential power has increased at the same time. it's not surprising. when you have -- we now have people elected with a small majority or minority of the popular vote, and substantial number of voters that feel their interests and concerns are not represented in a politically dominant white house. with had a two-person presidency nearly all voters would have their preferred candidate serving and they would be much more comfort able with initiatives emerging from th
they would still share the white house with the other party. then it would be freer to judge legislative proposals. so to put it another way, when you have winner take all elections, for presidencies whose power has grown to the level of imperial presidency, we shouldn't be surprised if we have high levels of partisan conflict. i if you go back, the increase in partisan conflict, going back to the 50s and 60s, there was much more of a working across party lines, and if you look at a graph of...
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the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want boots on the ground. really they want a no-fly zone and more sanctions to isolate the regime. host: does this have the potential to derail the agenda? guest: absolutely. foreign policy is always an x factor. in help the president, especially in the second term, because he doesn't have to work with congress, but the flip side is that it can consume this time, energy, the attention of the public, and it can really hurt him. host: nancy, tennessee, hello. caller: good morning. yes, i have one question. how do you get insurance if you have no job to pay fo
the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want...
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white house is very concerned about the use of chemical weapons against rebels and civilians but equally concerned that they may fall in the hands of extremist groups. president obama on friday reduced expectations that u.s. would intervene anytime soon. american officials are fearful as bad as the situation is today, if assad is removed and the international community intervenes in syria things could get worse because nobody knows who would replace him. there are a lot of groups fighting in syria that really do scare the international community and policymakers. >> on to libya now an armed standoff is under way. they are surrounding the foreign ministry building. many supporters of old regime moammar khadafy remain in government positions still. they wanted to remove them. negotiations are underway and officials say no one has of yet entered the building. >> heather: tragic developments in bangladesh. a fire breaking out in the wreckage killing the last known survivor from the buildings collapse five days early. before the fire, search teams, they actually rescued nine people just today
white house is very concerned about the use of chemical weapons against rebels and civilians but equally concerned that they may fall in the hands of extremist groups. president obama on friday reduced expectations that u.s. would intervene anytime soon. american officials are fearful as bad as the situation is today, if assad is removed and the international community intervenes in syria things could get worse because nobody knows who would replace him. there are a lot of groups fighting in...
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pause for laughter. >> that was president obama at his very first white house correspondents' dinner as commander in chief. tonight will be his fifth time doing this. while he has gotten high marks, he's not the only president that can bring the fun in. to talk about this, joined by our panel. dean wearing the coolest bow tie in the big apple tonight. dean, let me start with you. >> sure. >> one of the greatest moments came courtesy of president george w. bush, not exactly known for his comedic stylings. take a look. >> okay. here it comes. nuclear proliferation. nuclear proliferation. nuclear proliferation. >> nuclear proliferation. >> he really brought down the house with that routine there. how much of it is about self dep ri indication, is that the key? >> people like you, make jokes about themselves, it is a great thing to do. you're not offending, you're smoking about yourself. bush i watched most of the correspondents' dinners, he made fun of himself, made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english, had no problem doing it. shows americans you can laugh at yourself. even i
pause for laughter. >> that was president obama at his very first white house correspondents' dinner as commander in chief. tonight will be his fifth time doing this. while he has gotten high marks, he's not the only president that can bring the fun in. to talk about this, joined by our panel. dean wearing the coolest bow tie in the big apple tonight. dean, let me start with you. >> sure. >> one of the greatest moments came courtesy of president george w. bush, not exactly...
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that was a total dig on obama. i couldn'ted believe she'd say that. she's going to get a free ride. we know hillary will get a free ride. she had a free ride up until obama. the media wants to be cool, especially in history. they want to usher in the first woman president. it's how they rallied around obama. by 2026,un if we don't have our first little person president, i'm moving to trinidad or to tobago. >> you're going to lose fans. >> thoughts, the most qualified president in modern history? >> based on what? she was the former first lady. but if you look at the resume of other people who have run for president, i'm looking for these big accomplishments that hillary clinton has done. her tenure at the state department was nothing short of -- i'm going to say it based oven benghazi, a failure. that 3:00 a.m. phone call went to her and it was ignored and we know that for a fact based on hearings.ions and but they will ignore it. i assure you, benghazi will not be an issue if she runs for president. the slogan in 2008 was it's my turn.. in 2016 it will be, it's really my turn. >> i
that was a total dig on obama. i couldn'ted believe she'd say that. she's going to get a free ride. we know hillary will get a free ride. she had a free ride up until obama. the media wants to be cool, especially in history. they want to usher in the first woman president. it's how they rallied around obama. by 2026,un if we don't have our first little person president, i'm moving to trinidad or to tobago. >> you're going to lose fans. >> thoughts, the most qualified president in...
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we're up 48% since president obama took over the white house. we've gone from 32 million to 47 million. almost 48 million. and we're gaining about 80,000 every month signing up. net new claimants for food stamps 80,000 a month even though we're told the economy is recovering. what's going on? >>brian: you know what the president would say? the president would say i inherited a mess. government was tanking -- excuse me, the economy was tanking. people were losing jobs, so, therefore, i've got to prop them up. >> this is a flashpoint in the debate of takers versus makers, taxpayers paying no taxpayers. at a point where we've got a trillion-dollar a year deficit, spending money we don't have, surely we should be doing something about this expanding food stamp program. >>brian: something you're going to be talking about? >> yes. we're going to get another stock market rally because ben bernanke is printing up a storm. >>steve: three hours now over in fox business, this man is going to take the stage. >> tell you all about making money, baby. >>brian
we're up 48% since president obama took over the white house. we've gone from 32 million to 47 million. almost 48 million. and we're gaining about 80,000 every month signing up. net new claimants for food stamps 80,000 a month even though we're told the economy is recovering. what's going on? >>brian: you know what the president would say? the president would say i inherited a mess. government was tanking -- excuse me, the economy was tanking. people were losing jobs, so, therefore, i've...
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. >> one day after president obama said he was unaware of whistleblowers coming forward in benghazi, white house jay carny tried to turn the page on it. >> let's be clear benghazi happened a long time ago. we are unaware of blocking information on benghazi. >> it was only today f.b.i. released surveillance photos of three individuals who were on the grounds when it was attacked and leading to the death of four americans. republican attorney continued to insist she has an unnamed client ready to challenge the administration. >> i don't talk in perry mason terms of blowing the lid off something. i can tell you various whistle-blowers in the background i know, there is information that is inconsistent with the administration sceniario for the attack on benghazi. i would tell you that with certainty. >> carny dismissed the idea that anyone was being muzzled andallied that anyone who wants to testify can come forward. >> anybody who wants to be heard by congress can welcome in our view. that is our approach to the matter. >> the administration released new letters from the departments of
. >> one day after president obama said he was unaware of whistleblowers coming forward in benghazi, white house jay carny tried to turn the page on it. >> let's be clear benghazi happened a long time ago. we are unaware of blocking information on benghazi. >> it was only today f.b.i. released surveillance photos of three individuals who were on the grounds when it was attacked and leading to the death of four americans. republican attorney continued to insist she has an...
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our chief white house correspondent has the report >> as president obama continue to talk up the economic resurgence in this hemisphere as the focus of his three day trips south of the border. >> trade and commerce create good jobs florida people. >> the labor department reports the unemployment rate dropped seven point* 5% the lowest level in four years that more people were finding jobs than leaving the work force and in the dish with april's gains the government revised the february and march numbers suffered by a total of 114,000 jobs. >> we are gaining jobs over 160,000 and unemployment has taken down. >> there were still major warning signs they are struggling in not a single new job in april while construction employment fell for the first time in one year. the commerce department said orders to factories fell in march by the largest amount in seven months and 11 point* 6 billion workers who wanted jobber still unable to find one. >> we have to get this economy going, and not raising tax rates to have more peopl working we could do would it not for the drag of the president's healt
our chief white house correspondent has the report >> as president obama continue to talk up the economic resurgence in this hemisphere as the focus of his three day trips south of the border. >> trade and commerce create good jobs florida people. >> the labor department reports the unemployment rate dropped seven point* 5% the lowest level in four years that more people were finding jobs than leaving the work force and in the dish with april's gains the government revised the...
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welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have thought a lot about since becoming president. few people know what it's like to have this much power for just about a year. other than conan. [laughter] but we didn't just talk about change. came inking our name handy. our dinner has to be about scholarships, not swag. next year, it will be the hundredth year of the correspondence association. there is a lot of history. if you have any mementos out there, some photos of previous dinners, i want you to contact steve coleman, our wonderful vice president. [applause] you can go to our website. there is a place to submit some of
welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have...